The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon – on E! and CNBC in the UK, NBC in the US

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Can someone explain how on Saturday 28th October on cnbc at 8.00pm The Tonight show with Jimmy Fallon was on even though on the tv guide it was saying Seth Meyers. I thought that E had taken The Tonight Show from cnbc.

Really? And it actually aired on CNBC and wasn't just an EPG/tv listings mistake?

Yes it was on CNBC that Saturday night. CNBC has three episodes on a Saturday night. Episode 1 and 2 was Jimmy fallons show and episode 3 it had reverted back to showing Seth Meyers and the EPG / Tv Listings was showing Seth Meyers to be on for all three shows that night, So it must have been some error on CNBC part.

Yes it was on CNBC that Saturday night. CNBC has three episodes on a Saturday night. Episode 1 and 2 was Jimmy fallons show and episode 3 it had reverted back to showing Seth Meyers and the EPG / Tv Listings was showing Seth Meyers to be on for all three shows that night, So it must have been some error on CNBC part.

That’s weird. I assume it was a mistake by someone at CNBC, but quite a big mistake to make.
The Tonight Show, E! and CNBC all have the same parent company so assume any such mistake would create a rights issue though.

For those who aren’t already aware, The Tonight Show has been cancelled this week due to the death of Jimmy’s mother last weekend.
I presume E! have removed it from their schedules, which is that they normally do for reruns – although they are obviously planned unlike this week. New shows are due to commence again on 13/11.

And for those looking for something to fill the gap, I suggest ‘Conan’ this week who is doing his show from New York, with some impressive guests.

New shows have returned this week in the US, but it hasn’t returned to the E! schedule. Has it been dropped?

It was last November when the show started on E! so maybe they had a one year deal that they aren’t renewing (although its produced and distributed by the same parent company so i’d have thought they were able to show it at no cost, or at least heavily discounted).

Regarding The Tonight Show on E, if it has been dropped than the writing has been on the wall. When it first was shown on E it was on at 10pm than it moved to a later time slot of 12 midnight which is really a graveyard slot. I personally hope it comes back to CNBC as I have only Free Sat and therefore cannot receive E.

I watched the latest episode and the tribute to his mother was heartbreaking.

I assume you watched it online/YouTube?
It should have been on E! last night, but it wasn’t. At least it wasn’t in the schedule...

Well "online" I suppose. My NAS setup is set to automatically download the new episodes as they're released.

Ah ok. So we’re still none the wiser why the programme has disappeared from E!

The US late night shows never seem to do well over here. The last time I looked, I'm sure Comedy Central had the new episodes of The Daily Show scheduled at around 1am which is absurd - it effectively puts them two days behind as I can't imagine anyone would want to stay up to watch them.

That's why I never bother - I've downloaded The Daily Show and The Tonight Show for years.

Regarding The Tonight Show on E, if it has been dropped than the writing has been on the wall. When it first was shown on E it was on at 10pm than it moved to a later time slot of 12 midnight which is really a graveyard slot. I personally hope it comes back to CNBC as I have only Free Sat and therefore cannot receive E.

It clearly didn’t perform well on E!, but I’d have thought (hoped) it was at least doing the same as some of their other daily US shows, like E! News and Daily Pop. They all come from their parent distributor, including The Tonight Show, so I was hoping that cost (which presumably isn’t much) wasn’t a factor even if the ratings weren’t at ‘Kardashian levels’.

As for it returning to CNBC, I’d like that too. But it doesn’t appear to be happening. And you can’t help but admit that Late Night with Seth Meyers better suits the CNBC audience.

I watched the latest episode and the tribute to his mother was heartbreaking.

I assume you watched it online/YouTube?
It should have been on E! last night, but it wasn’t. At least it wasn’t in the schedule...

Well "online" I suppose. My NAS setup is set to automatically download the new episodes as they're released.

Ah ok. So we’re still none the wiser why the programme has disappeared from E!

The US late night shows never seem to do well over here. The last time I looked, I'm sure Comedy Central had the new episodes of The Daily Show scheduled at around 1am which is absurd - it effectively puts them two days behind as I can't imagine anyone would want to stay up to watch them.

That's why I never bother - I've downloaded The Daily Show and The Tonight Show for years.

Agreed. But, much like The Daily Show on Comedy Central, The Tonight Show came from the same parent owners as the channel itself so I was hoping that ratings weren’t a major concern because the programme was likely obtained either cheaply or at no real cost. That’s got to be the reason why The Daily Show has survived at 1am on Comedy Central UK for so long now.
I’m a little surprised that CNBC could justify airing The Tonight Show for longer than E! did.

Oh well, I’ll just have to revert to watching it online until it (hopefully) reappears on UK television somewhere.

Shame to hear E! has dropped the show. To be honest, I stopped watching it months ago. - mainly as I find Seth Myers monologues/Closer Look far funnier.

Still here's hoping someone picks up The Tonight Show for all you fans of it.

Personal opinion of course, I agree that Seth Meyes does better topical humour than Jimmy Fallon. Although John Oliver does it best, followed by Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyes. But I like Jimmy Fallon because it provides a bit of light relief from the politically heavy world of late night, so it’s a shame it’s been dropped from E! Luckily you can watch almost all of the show on YouTube, and if you have YouTube on your TV it’s really not that much of a loss. It would be nice if another broadcaster picked it up though.

Thinking about it, I think this is the first time in something like 20 years that The Tonight Show hasn’t been broadcast in the UK (having previously been on CNBC and having had short stints on Ftn and E!).

‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ has been beating ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ in total viewers for a while now, but Fallon has always had a clear lead in the all important 18-49 age demo – but now he’s starting to lose that to.

It would seem logical for the Tonight Show to return to CNBC. The reason it was dropped was because E had exclusive UK rights to broadcast the show. It also appears that no other station is interested in showing it.

It would seem logical for the Tonight Show to return to CNBC. The reason it was dropped was because E had exclusive UK rights to broadcast the show. It also appears that no other station is interested in showing it.

I agree. But I’d also (reluctantly) say that ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ better suits CNBC’s audience (being more political focused, as opposed to Fallon’s more pop culture focus).
Since being dropped by E! I’ve started watching ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ on YouTube via my Amazon Fire TV and it looks great – probably better picture quality than E! It’s a bit annoying having each episode play as a series of 5 or 6 clips, but almost all the content is there.
But I’ve recently found out that YouTube will be removed from Amazon Fire TV from 1st January, so I’ll have to change my viewing methods once again!

Not happy with E! but I'm back to watching it online the way I always did before.

I'm not going to abandon this show anytime soon. It's the relief from politics I need sometimes. I love Colbert, Meyers and Noah but seriously, there's only so much 'the world is burning' that I can take. Only so many times I can hear the BBC News app breaking news notification without screaming. And I studied domestic and international politics for the best part of 5 years at college and at university. Sometimes, it's too much to take and I need a break to recharge. That's where this show comes in.

Not happy with E! but I'm back to watching it online the way I always did before.

I'm not going to abandon this show anytime soon. It's the relief from politics I need sometimes. I love Colbert, Meyers and Noah but seriously, there's only so much 'the world is burning' that I can take. Only so many times I can hear the BBC News app breaking news notification without screaming. And I studied domestic and international politics for the best part of 5 years at college and at university. Sometimes, it's too much to take and I need a break to recharge. That's where this show comes in.

For the third night in a row CNBC are not showing late night with Seth Meyers and Nightly news even though the on screen guide is showing these programmes to be broadcast. They are showing Squawk box instead.

For the third night in a row CNBC are not showing late night with Seth Meyers and Nightly news even though the on screen guide is showing these programmes to be broadcast. They are showing Squawk box instead.

That’s weird... although to be honest I stopped watching CNBC when the stopped showing The Tonight Show.

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